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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-01-11

Day of Death

2020-11-10 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Gothenburg, Sweden

Also Known As

Sven Wolter

Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter

Sven Wollter

Biography

Sven Justus Fredrik Wollter (11 January 1934 – 10 November 2020) was a Swedish actor, writer, and political activist. Wollter is one of the most renowned Swedish actors, he was awarded Best Swedish actor twice. In his native country, he became widely known through his role as Madame Flod's son Gusten in Swedish Television's adaption of The People of Hemsö by August Strindberg in 1966. Later he had several notable roles, including in 1976 when he played Detective Sergeant Lennart Kollberg in Bo Widerberg's film The Man on the Roof. For international viewers, he is best known for his role Victor in the dramatic film The Sacrifice by Andrei Tarkovsky, and for a wider television audience as the retired Detective Chief Inspector Van Veeteren in the cinematic adaptations of Håkan Nesser's police novels.

Known For

Acting

Trigger

2006

Trigger

as

Lasse

Man on the Roof

1976

Man on the Roof

as

Lennart Kollberg

House of Angels

1992

House of Angels

as

Axel Flogfält

I Am Curious (Yellow)

1967

I Am Curious (Yellow)

as

Captain (uncredited)

Kira's Reason: A Love Story

2001

Kira's Reason: A Love Story

as

Kira's father

A Song for Martin

2001

A Song for Martin

as

Martin

Alfred

1995

Alfred

as

Rider in Blue

1959

Rider in Blue

as

Photographer

The Tattooed Widow

1998

The Tattooed Widow

as

Erik Sandström

Vildhussen

1996

Vildhussen

as

Pehr Hellzén

The House

2022

The House

as

Odd Couple (voice)

The Man from Majorca

1984

The Man from Majorca

as

Bo Jarnebring

Ögat

1998

Ögat

as

Criminal detective

Domaren

1974

Domaren

as

In the Name of the Law

1986

In the Name of the Law

as

Inspector Jarnebring

Sista leken

1984

Sista leken

as

Viktor

Day by Day

2022

Day by Day

as

Malte

Moreno and the Silence

2006

Moreno and the Silence

as

Van Veeteren

Molly in the World

2005

Molly in the World

as

The Narrator (voice)

Fallet G

2006

Fallet G

as

Van Veeteren

Münsters fall

2005

Münsters fall

as

Van Veeteren

Carambole

2005

Carambole

as

Van Veeteren

Störst av allt

2006

Störst av allt

as

Aron

Det grovmaskiga nätet

2000

Det grovmaskiga nätet

as

Van Veeteren

Kvinna med födelsemärke

2001

Kvinna med födelsemärke

as

van Veeteren

Borkmann's Point

2005

Borkmann's Point

as

Van Veeteren

Facklorna

1991

Facklorna

as

Evert Gregor

Flicker

2012

Flicker

as

Barnard

Jerusalem

1996

Jerusalem

as

Stor-Ingmar

Sandlådan

1972

Sandlådan

as

Johan

Friends

1987

Friends

as

Zeb

Jacob smitaren

1983

Jacob smitaren

as

Doctor

The Last Bid

1981

The Last Bid

as

Police inspector

Charlotte Löwensköld

1979

Charlotte Löwensköld

as

Foundry proprietor Schagerström

Suxxess

2002

Suxxess

as

Sigvard

Stjärnbilder

1995

Stjärnbilder

as

(archive footage)

One Way Ticket

1988

One Way Ticket

as

Johannes

Violet Bay

1991

Violet Bay

as

Kerem

Sigillet

2006

Sigillet

as

Vete von Vanders

The White Wall

1975

The White Wall

as

Kjell Larsson

No

1969

No

as

Samlaren

2012

Samlaren

as

Lennart

Dockpojken

1993

Dockpojken

as

The father

The Sacrifice

1986

The Sacrifice

as

Victor

Havlandet

1985

Havlandet

as

Matti

Smykketyven

1990

Smykketyven

as

Jan Ström

Heartbeat

2004

Heartbeat

as

Kirurgen

Lines from the Heart

1996

Lines from the Heart

as

Self - Actor in 'Iphigenia'

The 13th Warrior

1999

The 13th Warrior

as

King Hrothgar

Videoman

2018

Videoman

as

The Neighbour

Repetitionen

1968

Repetitionen

as

Villebosse

Rymmare

1974

Rymmare

as

Klas

Georg & Lydia

2010

Georg & Lydia

as

Georg

Husbonden

1989

Husbonden

as

Peter

Exercis

1968

Exercis

as

fänrik Alm

Sunny Side

2017

Sunny Side

as

Mauritz Schiller

Sweetwater

1988

Sweetwater

as

Doc

Krocken

1973

Krocken

as

Bilförsäljare

Raskens

Raskens

as

Gustaf Karlsson (Rask)

På spåret

På spåret

as

Tävlande

Julkalendern

Julkalendern

as

Perols Erik

Kallocain

Kallocain

as

Leo Kall

Ivar Kreuger

Ivar Kreuger

as

Häradshövding Wallenberg

Hemsöborna

Hemsöborna

as

Gusten

Återkomsten

Återkomsten

as

Van Veeteren

Profitörerna

Profitörerna

as

Jarnebring

Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd

Charlotte Löwensköld och Anna Svärd

as

Schagerström, brukspatron

Sally

Sally

as

Roffe Santesson

Van Veeteren

Van Veeteren

as

Van Veeteren

The Guldbagge Awards

The Guldbagge Awards

as

Self - Best Actor winner

Strandvaskeren

Strandvaskeren

as

Sallberg

Mästaren

Mästaren

as

Self

Kaspar i Nudådalen

Kaspar i Nudådalen

as

Perols Erik

Production

Crew

Directing